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• European stocks opened lower on Monday morning on the back of weakness in Asian equities, while the euro reached a two-month peak against the dollar amid positive German data and hopes that a political crisis in the country can be resolved.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged 0.21 percent lower shortly after the opening bell, with all sectors and major bourses trading in negative territory.

• Asian stocks surrendered early modest gains and retreated from a decade high on Monday, weighed by weakness in the Chinese and South Korean markets, while the euro reached a two-month top against the dollar.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose early in the session on Friday’s Wall Street gains, but was last down 0.9 percent.

In currencies, the euro was little changed at $1.1926 after nudging up to $1.1946 earlier, its highest since Sept. 22.

• Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Monday in choppy trade after a slightly stronger yen sapped investors’ risk appetite, sending stocks such as chip-related firms lower.

The Nikkei dropped 0.2 percent to 22,495.99, after opening 0.5 percent higher.

• Heavy selling of blue-chip shares dragged China’s stock markets sharply lower Monday, as the spectre of rising borrowing costs hitting company profits haunts investors amid an increasing regulatory crackdown on risky financing.

The blue-chip CSI300 index ended 1.3 percent lower at 4,050.67 points. The Shanghai Composite index was 0.9 percent lower at 3,322.23, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was 0.6 percent lower at 29,692.58 by 0725 GMT.

Reference: Reuters,CNBC